Exercising device



,.Nov. l, 1932. PAT 1,885,473

EXERCISING DEVICE Filed July 17, 1951 @um L/ 2 Patented Nov. 1, 1932UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LOUIS PAT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS EXERCISINGDEVICE Application led July 17, 1931. Serial No. 551,483.

This invention is directed to an exercising section l may be removed andthe opening 3 device which is designed for completely portin theenlargement 2 of such end Iengaged over able use or for connection tofixtures for hooks 8 which may be secured to the wall, as particularexercising effects at will. indicated in Figures 3, 4 and 5, or to thefloor,

5 The primary object is the provision of an as indicated in Figure 6. Asthe handles reexercising device including an extensible secmainconnected at the opposite ends of the tion preferably of rubber, theterminals of section 1 and the hooks form fixtures for one which areprovided for the reception of end of such section, it is apparent thatvarious handles whereby the exerciser may be used in exercises may nowbe carried out through I a completely Vv,portable manner, or selectedproper pull upon the handles to stretch the 60 ends of such section maybe connected to lixsection l, the resist-ance to such stretching turesfor particular exercises. producing the muscular effort necessary to Theinvention is illustrated in the accomthe operation and thereby theexercise. panying` drawing, wherein Of course, the hooks 8 may belocated in Fig. l is a face View of the exerciser. any position and arepreferably arranged in 65 Fig. 2 is a plan View. two pairs, one pair onthe wall and one pair Fig. 3 is a detail View of one end of the exon thefioor requiring two of these specific eX- erciser illustrating theremoval of one of the ercisers in order that both hands may be thushandles, occupied at the same time. With the device zo Fig. 4is a detailview of the exerciser illusin use as a portable exerciser, but one ele*7o trating same supported at one end on a hook. ment is required, as thehandles are con- Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate different ways the nected tothe respective ends of such eleexerciser may be used. ment, permittingthe use of both hands and The improved exerciser comprises an ap-' armsin the exercise.

i.) propriate length of stretchable material, as l, The handles may beomitted and the ensuch, for example, as a band of rubber, the largedroughened ends may be grasped in terminals of which are enlarged, as at2, and using the exerciser. By eliminating the formed with centralopenings 3. The section handles the exercising device may be conproper lis comparatively narrow and is of veniently carried in a grip for usewhen Tf?, appreciable thickness to insure that an aptravelling.

preciable muscular effort is necessary to I claim stretch the band. Theenlargements 2 are An exerciser comprising a rubber strip in the planeof the band and the edges of such having openings near the ends, theends enlargements are roughened or serrated, as rounded enlarged and thetransverse edges at 4. of t-he rounded enlarged ends roughened.

The band is designed to be connected to In testimony whereof I airix mysignature. suitable handles in the use of the exerciser as LOUIS PAT.

a completely portable device, such handles including wire lengths 5which are passed through the openings 3, and the terminals of which wirelengths are inwardly bent at 6 to engage in the ends of wooden or otherappropriate handles 7. As thus constructed, the handles 7 may be graspedby the hands and spread apart, with the muscular elort re- 95 quired tostretch the section 1. This requires that muscular effort on the armswhich will tend to strengthen the muscles as in similar exercises. 50 Ifdesired, the handles at one end of the 100

